What it’s like working between states when the borders are closed

For Charmian Jamieson, a Victorian-based ICU nurse who works at the NSW Albury Base hospital, the NSW government’s enforced border permit system along the NSW-Victorian border for essential workers has created significant stress and extra travel time to and from work. As Victoria suffered a second wave of COVID-19 outbreaks, the NSW government moved to […]

A uniquely local vaccination solution in the face of a global pandemic

Amid COVID-19 a medical centre in regional South Australia has found a unique way to immunise the community against the flu this season. Practice Nurse Gabby Combe at the Crystal Brook Medical Centre says traditionally leading up to the flu season, the clinic, in conjunction with other outreach services in the Laura District, run events […]

Expert advice on ways to keep moving amidst isolation restrictions

Despite these being unprecedented times, we should keep up exercise routines albeit solo says Associate Professor Kevin Netto, a human movement and sports science researcher at Curtin University. “It’s really, really, really important that we maintain our health in these challenging times,” he says. “I’m not going to preach to the converted, but we all […]

Community needs to be more involved in COVID-19 response says CATSINaM CEO

The CEO of Australia’s peak Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery organisation has used Close the Gap Day to call for the needs of First Nations peoples’ to be more greatly emphasised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to the ANMJ, the Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives’ (CATSINaM) CEO […]